CITY OF ELLENSBURG LIBRARY AGREEMENT 2026

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CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES AGREEMENT CITY OF ELLENSBURG THIS AGREEMENT is entered into on this 16th day of December 2025, between the City of Ellensburg (hereinafter referred to as the “City”) and Kittitas County (hereinafter referred to as the (“County”); whereby the City, in return for stated consideration, agrees to provide library services to residents to the County. WHEREAS; the Ellensburg City Council desires to make available to all County Citizens the materials of the Ellensburg Public Library, upon certain terms and conditions; and WHEREAS, the County desires to contract for library services from the Ellensburg Public Library for all its residents, and is willing to provide payments from its current revenues to assist in obtaining and reducing the costs of such services for its residents; NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Services. The usual public library services provided by the Ellensburg Public Library will be provided to all residents of the County who come to the library to use its facilities in accordance with its rules, regulations, operating policies and procedures. This includes the ability to borrow or check out library materials for persons who reside in the unincorporated areas of the County. 2. Compensation. Kittitas County shall pay the sum of $130,000.00 directly to the City as a subsidy to the City for library services provided annually to unincorporated County residents from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Payment shall be made on a quarterly basis on the last day of March, June, September, and December of 2026. Payments shall be made at such times as to allow their receipt and deposit before the last business day of the month due. Kittitas County shall pay the sum of $1000.00 directly to the City as a subsidy for the One Book One County Program. Payments for this program shall be made upon written receipt from the City. County residents who reside in an incorporated area of the County may obtain a library card from the City, allowing them to borrow or check out library materials at the City of Ellensburg Public Library. 3. Records. The following statistics shall be compiled and maintained by the Ellensburg Public Library and reported to the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners annually: (a) The number of individuals receiving library cards. (b) Statistics on library materials circulation compared to the prior year’s circulation statistics. (c) Comparative statistics reflecting the services received by residents of unincorporated Kittitas County to the total services provided by the library.